# N868BX: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63, registration cancelled 2004-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2004
- Exported to: United Arab Emirates
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63) (registry code 302198B)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 46034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 10, 2004
- Last registry action: June 10, 2004
- Mode S code: ABECBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Alg Transportation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALG%20TRANSPORTATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0571° N, 94.5939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868BX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868BX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868BX-2004-07-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-63: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-dc-8-63.md

## Service difficulty reports (11)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR IXXA0000005](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA0000005), Feb 2, 2000: LIGHT. SMOKE. BRO - FLT 818 - EN ROUTE IAH TO BRO, AN ODOR WAS SENSED IN THE COCKPIT WHEN THE FIRST OFFICER'S GLARESHIELD LIGHTING WAS ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS EX
- [SDR XXA0000004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XXA0000004), Feb 1, 2000: BALLAST. DEFECTIVE. FLT 818 - EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO BRO, WHEN THE GLARESHIELD LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED SMOKE EMMITED FROM UNDER THE FIRST OFFICERS INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE LIGHTS WERE E
- [SDR CKSA98303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98303), May 6, 1998: SEAT TRACK. BROKEN. DURING ROUTINE B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND P-1-1 SEAT TRACK BROKEN. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK AND SPLICED IN NEW SECTION IAW DC-8 SRM CHAPTER 53-2-3. 
- [SDR CKSA98302](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA98302), May 6, 1998: SEAT TRACK. WORN. DURING ROUTINE B CHECK INSPECTION, FOUND NR 2 SEAT TRACK STA 332 WORN. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SEAT TRACK, SPLICED IN NEW SECTION OF SEAT TRACK IAW DC-8 SRM 
- [SDR CKSA97610](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA97610), Dec 6, 1997: SKIN. DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED BY FORKLIFT APPROX 2 FOOT FOWARD OF LEFT WING ROOT. INSPECTED AND REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW DC8 SRM 53-2-1, LOG PAGE 999-3485.
- [SDR IXXA9700099](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700099), Aug 8, 1997: TURBO COMPRESSOR. SEIZED. EN ROUTE CLT TO TOL, WHEN THE NR 4 TURBO COMPRESSOR WAS TURNED ON, A LOUD HOWL WAS HEARD AND RPM STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THE T/C RPM THEN WENT TO ZERO VERY RAPIDL
- [SDR IXXA9700086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA9700086), Jul 17, 1997: SWITCH. CORRODED. ON APPROACH WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE 
- [SDR IXXA96163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IXXA96163), Nov 10, 1996: COMPRESSOR CLAMP. LOOSE. EN ROUTE TOL TO LAX, PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DEN. MAINTENANCE FOUND AND SECURED A TURBO COMPRESSOR OUTLET DUCT CLAMP. PRIOR TO RELE
- [SDR CKSA96054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA96054), May 29, 1996: CONNECTOR. BROKEN. ON GEAR EXTENSION, 'GEAR NOT LATCHED' LIGHT CAME ON WITH 3 NORMAL GREEN GEAR LIGHT, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH SAME INDICATIONS AS FIRST EXTENSION (WITH EXC
- [SDR CKSA95129](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95129), Oct 17, 1995: FIRE LOOP. SHORTED. KLAX - NR 4 ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION CAME ON APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE FOLLOWING ENGINE SHUT-DOWN DURING TAXI. ENGINE FIRE HANDLE PULLED. ENGINE VISUALLY S
- [SDR CKSA95009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CKSA95009), Feb 26, 1995: SW LEVER ASSY. DIRTY. KLAX - FLT 62063 - LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN REMAINED ON WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO UP POSITION. RECYCLE OF GEAR - NO HELP AND LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK NOR

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19950615020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950615020839I), Jun 15, 1995: Doug DC873 (N868BX), Raleigh-Durham, NC. Lost hydraulic quantity. Used aux pump. Landed at destination. Broken hydraulic line at rudder aux pump.
- [Incident 19910419025489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419025489I), Apr 19, 1991: Doug DC863 (N868BX), Houston, TX. Fuel tank access panel seal was leaking. Area was hosed down by fire department.
- [Incident 19890203014799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890203014799I), Feb 3, 1989: Doug DC863 (N868BX), Fort Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Maneuvering for a turn on ice, left gear left runway. Power application caused right gear to leave also.

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